July 31, 2020

Mrs. Roena Ross departed this life on July 31, 2020, at Truman Medical Center Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born August 31,1936 and was raised in Rolling Fork, Mississippi where her family tree started.

Mrs. Ross is preceded in death by both of her parents; mother Roena W. Speed, and father, Will Speed; one daughter,...

July 28, 2020

Eunice S. (Downton) Love was born on March 6, 1940 to the union of Howard Downton, Sr., and Eunice Downton.  Both parents, seven brothers, Howard Jr., Harry, Fred, Walter, Lawrence, Clarence, and Jimmie Downton; four sisters, Thelma Bly, Martha Fishback, Ester Irene Nelson, and Floretta Mosby; one son, Curtis Downton; and one grandson, Andre Downton preceded her in death....

July 28, 2020

Candy L. Wedlow departed this life on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at her home in Kansas City, Missouri.  She was born on September 10, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri to LaVerne Wedlow.  She graduated from De LaSalle High School, and then attended Penn Valley College where she received an Associate’s degree in business.

Candy began working for...

July 28, 2020

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July 27, 2020

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July 27, 2020

Sorrow comes in great waves...but it rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us.it passes and we remain.

Our Trey was caring, loving, and had a joyous spirit about him which made him shine; he liked to be the center of attention. In life and now in death, he wouldn't want us to focus on...

July 25, 2020

Jessie Veal, 78, died at Research Medical Center on Saturday July 25, 2020 in Kansas City, MO. He was born on June 1, 1942 in Lecompte, LA, to Lula Mary and Willie Veal, Sr. As a young man at the age of 21, he moved to Kansas City for work his first job was at Holiday Inn in North...

July 25, 2020

Charlie Mae (Jackson) Kemp was born January 30, 1926 in Augusta Arkansas. She was the eldest child of Henry (Buck) Jackson and Ethel (Trice) Jackson.  At the time of her passing, Charlie, at age 94, was the oldest living member of the Jackson family.

Charlie relocated from Arkansas to the Kansas City area in the early 1940’s...

July 24, 2020

Dimitri Eduardo Draffen, born November 11, 1962 in Kansas City, KS to Melba Draffen-Potts and Gene L. Buie Sr.  He was preceded in death by his father Gene L. Buie Sr., his paternal and maternal grandparents, his stepfather, Albert Potts, his father-in-law Herbert Miller Sr, his sister Janee Jones and daughter Leslie Ann Draffen.

He attended Van...

July 21, 2020

Leora D. Gantt was born on November 6, 1934 in Rural Langston, Oklahoma to Stewart Mack Sr. and Lillian Mack. Family and friends knew her as “Darlene & Mama Gantt”. Her parents Stewart and Lillian Mack, husband Caloude Gantt Sr, her son Clifford Gantt I, and eight brothers precede her in death.

Our Heavenly Father called her...

July 20, 2020

James David Kizine Jr. was born November 10, 1975 to the union of James D. Kizine and Carol Jean Webb Kizine. He resided with his family in Kansas City, Missouri and loved his city. James, also known as Big Dave, graduated from Ruskin High School and received his bachelor’s degree from National American University. He married his wife Surita...

July 19, 2020

Louis Davis Jr. (Spudnik) age 57 passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020. He was born June 29, 1963 in Kansas City, MO. To Louis Davis Sr. and Eliza Davis who preceded him in death and a daughter Jasmine Greer who preceded him in death.

Louis attended the Kansas City, Missouri public schools, and graduated from Paseo...

July 19, 2020

Kenneth Ray Watkins was born on February 25, 1964, to Lorene Watkins and Ben Singleton in Camden, Mississippi. He relocated to Kansas City, Missouri at a young age. “Kenny”, as he was affectionally called, received his formal education in the Kansas City Missouri School District. He graduated from Southeast High School in 1982. Kenny worked at Geodis until the...

July 19, 2020

Robert E. Jenkins Sr, 82, son of  Harry T. and Ruth N. Jenkins, departed this Earthly Life and transitioned to his Heavenly Home on July 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri.  He was born on January 30, 1938 in Plummerville, Arkansas where he grew up. He graduated from Menifee High School in Menifee, Arkansas.  He served in the armed...

July 19, 2020

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July 19, 2020

James Earl White, 64, was born on August 21, 1955 in Benton, Mississippi to Willard and Mary (Wheeler) White. He was the 7th of 9 children, raised alongside 4 brothers and 4 sisters. The family moved to Kansas City, MO around 1970 and he attended Central High School. At age 20, James and his younger brother L.C. moved to...

July 18, 2020

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Donald Brown, departed this life on Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri.  He was born on June 26, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri to Lorenzia Bryant and Maude E. Carter.  Donald grew up in Kansas City, and graduated from Central High School.

Donald had many hobbies.  He loved his music,...

July 18, 2020

Sylvester E. Simms Jr., affectionally known to his family as "Boo," was born on May 16, 1991 in Oakland, California, to his mother, Anna Amrine –Lewis and father, Sylvester Simms Sr. He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Gwendolyn Lewis and Mae Frances Simms.

Boo attended Vallejo High School until his family relocated to Kansas City,...

July 17, 2020

Andre’ Dai’Juan Harrison, the only child of Patricia Viola Harrison and George Andre’ Williams, was born on July 27, 1976 in Kansas City, MO.  Although he was an only child, his cousins became his brothers and sisters, forming close knit relationships and bonds.  He was the grandson of the late Benjamin and Georgia Viola Harrison and was preceded in...

July 17, 2020

Anthony Wilbert Grant, was born March 26th, 1943 to parents Zinnia Benjamin and Archie Grant. Anthony, lovingly known to everyone as “Tony,” lived in Brooklyn, New York, where he enjoyed the liveliness of the city before moving to Oceanside, California. He enjoyed traveling, and ultimately settled in Kansas City, Mo where he spent the rest of his years. Anthony...